So, you’ve had your Canon Digital Rebel XT for some time, and you’re starting to secure a little camera envy. Nikon, Canon and the competition keep releasing new models with more bells and whistles. Which of course leads you to thinking of how much better your photos could be with the latest technology. Can’t say I blame you, it happens to the best of us. Just for the heck of it, lets take a look at a couple of upgrade possibilities you may want to consider for your Rebel XT. One is the Canon EOS 5D, which is considerably more expensive, but includes a multitude of features the XT does not have. Keeping it in the Canon family, lets also take a look at the Canon EOS 40D. The 40D is just in the middle price wise between the XT and the 5D, but with some advantages and disadvantages worth taking into consideration.
With regard to argument, lets assume your an average Digital Rebel owner, and shoot a multitude of subjects. Family portraits, sports, landscape, nature, family outings, and vacation pics.
One starting point thinking in your upgrade process, is to contemplate why you want to upgrade. Is it speed? Whereby, the Canon 40D has a faster frame-per-second rating. 6 FPS for the 40D, while the 5D shoots at 3 FPS. How about image quality? The 5D comes with a pretty sweet full frame sensor. Full frame sensor cameras can lead to better image quality, wide angle shots, and photographs more fitted to cropping during the editing process.
Your overall inventory of lenses is a consideration as well. With respect to the lenses you have, they may work better with one camera over another. It’s pretty typical for Rebel XT owners to have several EF-S lenses. These lenses simply won’t work with the 5D, but will work with the EOS 40D. If your keeping the Digital Rebel, and don’t mind buying more lenses, then the 5D is still a worthy contender. I’ve heard from several photographers that like to have vastly different cameras for various situations. If you share this diverse thinking, then the Canon 5D is likely the higher choice.
Certainly, its hard to have a camera upgrade discussion without the topic of price coming up. The Canon 5D is a little less than twice the price of the EOS 40D. You have to wonder if maybe it’s better to go for the cheaper 40D, and dump all of your budget into some nice glass (photo geek speak for lenses). Many would argue that spending your money on great lenses and a good camera body is the simplest way to get value for your money. Pretty subjective of course, and really is dependent upon how you like to take pictures.
Go to Canon XT Rebel Blog For more information..